Metropolis is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #9ea7b0 |
| Complementary Color | #4f5761 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 34.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Metropolis Color. The Ye Olde Rustic Colour color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Roycroft Brass (#7a6a51) for more energetic effect. Try November Storms as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4f5761 is the best complementary color to Metropolis. Blue cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #61584f complementary color is Trout, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Soya Bean are #614f4f and #61614f. Thus found on the left and right of #61584f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zambezi and Siam colors as they work well with Metropolis.
The split-complementary Metropolis palette consists of #4f4f61 and #4f6161 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4f5761). Try Trout and Nandor colors in combination with #61584f, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #61584f offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Metropolis. Thus Scarpa Flow and Nandor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Metropolis contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Trout, Finlandia, and Don Juan split by 90° on the color wheel. #61584f square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, blue cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Metropolis tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4f5761) and two others. The Nandor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Don Juan – 120° from the complementary Trout. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4f6158 and #614f58.
In a RGB color space, hex #61584f is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Metropolis has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 10.23% and a lightness of 34.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #61584f is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 61.96% black ink.
| HEX | #61584f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(97,88,79) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 7.06, 61.96 |
| HSL | hsl(30,10.23%,34.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,18.56%,38.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.9952,1.9658,6.5401) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.8308,10.0853,8.8257) |